911 briefs -- Published March 21, 2013

Thursday

Mar 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department deployed a bomb squad Tuesday night to the Stockton City Motel after a man was injured when a homemade golf ball launcher exploded in his hand, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department deployed a bomb squad Tuesday night to the Stockton City Motel after a man was injured when a homemade golf ball launcher exploded in his hand, authorities said.

Officers responded to a report of an explosion about 9:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Wilson Way. When they arrived, they found a man with injuries to his hand, arm, leg, stomach and face. The man was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries, police said.

Officers located several explosive devices near a mobile home where the explosion occurred, authorities said. The bomb squad was called out to render the devices safe, police said.

SUTTER CREEK -The Amador County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that detectives arrested a man who is accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old stepdaughter more than 100 times over a period of five years.

Rudy Suarez Jr., 35, of Sutter Creek was arrested Monday on suspicion of numerous crimes, including aggravated assault of a child and lewd or lascivious acts involving children accomplished through force and/or fear. Authorities allege that Suarez started sexually abusing the girl in 2007 when they lived in Woodland. The abuse continued when the family moved to Amador County in 2008 and last occurred at a home on Ridge Road in Sutter Creek in 2011, authorities said.

STOCKTON - A man was visiting a friend in the 6700 block of Plymouth Road shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday when he was shot, authorities said.

The victim told officers he was approached by another man, heard three gunshots and realized he had been struck, although he did not see a gun, police said. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The suspected gunman was described as a black man in his 20s with a black hooded sweatshirt, police said.

STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department and other law enforcement agencies around the world will take to Twitter for a 24-hour Tweet-a-thon beginning at 8 a.m. Friday.

The purpose of the Tweet-a-thon is to promote law enforcement, its use of social media and issues police face, event organizers said. Participating agencies will tweet using #poltwt. More than 150 agencies from the United States, Canada, Britain, Sweden, Iceland and Australia are expected to participate.